An Introduction to the Emersion of Feminism in Iran

ABSTRACT: Women form half of the population of a society. It seems they have a special genre and point of view for representing their experiences. Regarding that our literature is more dependent on men discipline and doctrine; women didn’t find their real position in it. So this issue demands that it is better for us to find the real position of women and the features of their writing style by searching and studying in their own literal works. The word feminism the first time was applied and said by CharlFourie, the 19th century socialism, to defend from women rights movement. Feminism believes to women rights and their equality in political, social, and economical affairs in comparison with men. Feminism is a discussion which consists of movements, theories and various philosophies that are all related to sexual discrimination and it is defending and fighting for women equation and their rights and their problems. The main opinion of feminism is that the rights, benefits, posts and duties should not be specified according to sexuality. Feminism become a characteristic movement in 19th century, intended to inform people to be more aware of unjust behavior with women. CharlFourie, An ideal socialism has coined the word “feminism” in 1837. He believed that the spread of support and patronage from women rights will be developed earlier than 1808 in all societies. All the things that were specified for women by various ethics and religions have nothing except humility and disgrace for them. By the appearance of Islam everything has changed and finished relating to this issue. The things that today’s urbanism world intends to defend from women rights by planning feministic thoughts, Islam before all of them has allowed honor and sanctity for women and has defended from their characters and rights and considered social position for them in society.